60NYT > Ron Johnsontopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/j/ron_johnson_1955/index.html?rss=1News about Ron Johnson, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usSun 02 Aug 2015 19:05:34 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comG.O.P. Is Wary About Winning on Health Lawhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/us/politics/gop-is-wary-that-health-care-win-could-have-its-own-risks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/us/politics/gop-is-wary-that-health-care-win-could-have-its-own-risks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/06/12/us/12health-web/12health-web-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>If the Supreme Court upends President Obama’s health care law, Republicans in Congress would face a complicated challenge to fashion an alternative.By ROBERT PEARThu, 18 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/us/politics/gop-is-wary-that-health-care-win-could-have-its-own-risks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRuss Feingold Will Run for Senate in Wisconsinhttp://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/05/14/russ-feingold-will-run-for-senate-in-wisconsin/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRuss Feingold, the liberal Democrat and former three-term senator, announced that he will run for the United States Senate from Wisconsin.By NICK CORASANITIThu, 14 May 2015 11:05:45 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/05/14/russ-feingold-will-run-for-senate-in-wisconsin/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCourt Ruling on N.S.A.&#8217;s Data Collection Jolts Both Defenders and Reformershttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/us/politics/court-ruling-on-nsa-data-collection-jolts-both-defenders-and-reformers.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/us/politics/court-ruling-on-nsa-data-collection-jolts-both-defenders-and-reformers.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/05/09/us/09NSA/09NSA-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A United States Court of Appeals decision that the agency&#8217;s bulk collection of phone records is illegal has complicated bipartisan efforts to make substantial changes to the program.By JONATHAN WEISMAN and JENNIFER STEINHAUERSat, 09 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/us/politics/court-ruling-on-nsa-data-collection-jolts-both-defenders-and-reformers.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssScott Walker’s Electoral Record Is Less Impressive Than It Lookshttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/upshot/scott-walkers-electoral-record-is-less-impressive-than-it-looks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/upshot/scott-walkers-electoral-record-is-less-impressive-than-it-looks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/03/05/upshot/05UP-Walker/05UP-Walker-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The Wisconsin governor’s record of winning three elections in four years in a state that often goes Democratic is much cited, but it needs a closer look.By NATE COHNFri, 06 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/upshot/scott-walkers-electoral-record-is-less-impressive-than-it-looks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDemocrats Exercise &#8216;No&#8217; Power in Senate to G.O.P.&#8217;s Dismay http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/us/politics/democrats-exercise-no-power-in-senate-to-republicans-dismay.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNow that they control both houses of Congress, Republicans are beginning to learn the limits of their newfound power.By JEREMY W. PETERSFri, 06 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/us/politics/democrats-exercise-no-power-in-senate-to-republicans-dismay.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWhat We're Watching: Sunday Showshttp://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/01/17/what-were-watching-sunday-shows-12/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssHeightened concerns of terrorism threats in Western Europe following the attacks in Paris will dominate conversation on the Sunday shows.By ELENA SCHNEIDERSat, 17 Jan 2015 14:56:25 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/01/17/what-were-watching-sunday-shows-12/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIn Control, Republican Lawmakers See Budget as Way to Push Agendahttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/us/politics/in-control-republicans-see-budget-as-way-to-push-agenda.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/us/politics/in-control-republicans-see-budget-as-way-to-push-agenda.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/11/13/us/BUDGET-web/BUDGET-web-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Congressional Republicans have plans to transform Medicare and Medicaid and to cut taxes for high earners, measures once out of reach with Democrats controlling the Senate.By JONATHAN WEISMANThu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/us/politics/in-control-republicans-see-budget-as-way-to-push-agenda.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWith Fear of Being Sidelined, Tea Party Sees the Republican Rise as New Threat http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/us/politics/before-battling-democrats-gop-is-fighting-itself-.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/us/politics/before-battling-democrats-gop-is-fighting-itself-.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/11/09/us/JP-REPUBS/JP-REPUBS-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>As Republicans on Capitol Hill move from being the opposition party to being one that has to show it can govern, a powerful tension is emerging between its establishment and its activist wing.By JEREMY W. PETERSSun, 09 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/us/politics/before-battling-democrats-gop-is-fighting-itself-.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssOn Win Streak, Mainline G.O.P. Takes Tougher Stance Toward Tea Party http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/us/politics/sensing-tea-party-weakness-mainline-republicans-flex-their-muscle.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/us/politics/sensing-tea-party-weakness-mainline-republicans-flex-their-muscle.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/06/01/us/01REPBS01/01REPBS01-thumbStandard-v4.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>After the party&#8217;s establishment wing won a series of primaries this year, its leaders are considering tough tactics to head off further attacks from the Tea Party.By JONATHAN MARTINSun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/us/politics/sensing-tea-party-weakness-mainline-republicans-flex-their-muscle.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTough Tests Looming in 2016 Raise Stakes for G.O.P. in Midterm Electionshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/12/us/politics/2016-headwinds-raise-stakes-for-gop-in-this-years-midterms.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe 2016 elections may be far off, but the Tea Party class of 2010 is shaping up to be problematic for the Republicans, raising the possibility that the party could regain the Senate and then lose it.By JONATHAN WEISMANSat, 12 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/12/us/politics/2016-headwinds-raise-stakes-for-gop-in-this-years-midterms.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss